The Root of Evil. Nan and Primrose Money Plots
Stuart returns to Gramercy Park after a stormy day to find Nan absent and the Primrose household redecorated. He suspects financial trouble linked to his mother figure’s credit excess and worries Nan may be with Bivens tonight. Mrs. Primrose greets him with an implausible cheer, signaling looming family tension and debt secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Gramercy Park
Nan
Berta
Bivens
Mrs. Primrose
Evening at the Primroses ends with Nan’s homecoming
Stuart is welcomed by Mrs Primrose who schemes to use Nan’s return to secure money from Mr Bivens. She drills Jim on social boundaries and Ned’s plan to protect Nan’s world. Nan arrives to brighten the scene, unaware of the undercurrent shaping her future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Stuart
John C. Calhoun Bivens
Jim
The Duel Over Wealth and Love Intrigues a New York Couple
Nan basks in admiration of her evening gown and a mirror image of power while her lover Jim resists a lucrative Siren offer from Mr. Bivens. He chooses integrity over wealth, arguing true greatness lies in character, not gold, as Nan pressures him to accept a millionaire’s career. The scene ends with a tearful reconciliation after a heated farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Rascal
Jim
Nan
New York
Bivens
Washington
America
Earth
Mindoro Game Tales From Judge Liddell Plantations
The Manila Times recounts Mindoro’s wild game lore as Judge Liddell calls the island a hunter’s paradise. Tamarao, a feared local beast, roams the wilds along with deer boars and carabao. Judge Liddell’s son James survived a dramatic carabao charge after grappling the enraged animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Liddell
Mindoro
James Liddell
Liddell
Manila Times
Wars Sparking From Trivial Sparks Across History
The article surveys conflicts sparked by minor provocations, recounting Rhode Island pig delays in 1907 swing to war with England, Nicaragua and Honduras mule disputes, France and Mexico pastry claims, Jenkins’s ear incident, and camphor trade shifts fueling rivalries, all highlighting how small events can trigger major wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Havana Harbor
Spain
Champ Clark
Rhode Island
England
Democratic Party
Little
Ode Island
United States
Washington
Senate
Senor Arenas Selgada
Republic of
Nicaragua
Honduras
Selgada
Department of State
Tegucigalpa
Bonilla
Horduras
Napoleon
Senor
Augusto C. Coello
Jose de Gomez
Roosevelt
Diaz
Mexico
North
Republic
Manana
France
Vera Cruz
Prince de Joinville
Santa Ana
Jenkins
Rebecca
London
Jamaica
Florida
House of Commons
Formosa
Japan
Kansas City Star
Notable World Cruise Fleet Ships Now In Reserve
The battle ships of the Atlantic fleet that sailed from Hampton Roads in December 1907 on the famous around the world cruise including the Alabama Illinois Maine Missouri Ohio Kearsarge Kentucky Wisconsin and New Jersey have passed from the first fighting line. Today every one of them is listed in reserve and their places on the fleet have been taken by newer and more powerful ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Roads
Alabama
Illinois
Maine
Missouri
Ohio
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Argonaut
Buckner
Jones
United States
Texas
Kansas City
John Jones
New York
Gold Brick World
Kanaas City
Ancient Indian Copper Mines Revealed by Northern Diggings
Southern Workmen reports on Lake Superior copper mines used by Native Americans who lacked smelting knowledge yet extracted large masses. Shafts twenty six feet deep contained several tons of copper. fires and stone hammers aided blasting and breaking, with an area of about 400 acres excavated and thousands of stone mauls found in debris.
Old Game New Plays Goldbricking Modern Tricks Exposed
Kansas City detectives warn that goldbricking has scaled up with new, scientific schemes. Crooks advertise land, fake lots, and forged deeds to skim fees. bankers, doctors, jewelers, and post offices are all targets. The piece catalogs schemes from fake mining ventures to bogus head caps and telegraph payments, urging vigilance against evolving fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Boyle
Kansas City
Arkansas
Ozark Mountains
Texas
Pinkertons
P. T. Barnum
Lawrence Spruce
Pinkerton Service
New Mexico
Wyoming
Essex Ring Romance Persists Despite Historic Doubt
The Brooklyn Eagle recalls the legend that Queen Elizabeth gave the Earl of Essex a ring as a pledge of pardon, a tale debated by researchers. It notes rival claims about the ring’s authenticity, the tale’s endurance for three centuries, and its place in popular lore despite scholarly skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
Earl of Essex
London
Robert Devereux
Christy
Elizabeth
Essex
Earle
Azores
Tower
Nottingham
Tower Hill
Coeur de Lion
Minstrel
Blondel
Prince Edward
Eleanor
Robert Bruce
Spider
Sinbad the Sailor
Bluebeard
George
Brooklyn Eagle
Bookseller Sketch on a Helpful Swim Book
A humorous dialogue features a bookseller praising a swimming guide as useful. The customer questions the claim, and the bookseller explains that pages 88 and 89 contain instructions to save oneself if drowning.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas Dixon
Thomas Ae
Oubleday, Page & Co., M
Swer
Mr. Bivens
North Carolina
Corse
Goosie
American Chemical Company
Old Woodman
Tve
Sam
Lake Superior
His Ring
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!